Peter Karmis

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Peter Karmis
Personal information
Born (1981-06-10) 10 June 1981 (age 43)
Springbok, South Africa
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb; 10.1 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece (since July 2018)
Residence Simonstown, South Africa
Career
College Purdue University
Turned professional2004
Current tour(s) Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Asian Tour
Japan Challenge Tour
Professional wins9
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1
Sunshine Tour7
Other1

Peter Karmis (born 10 June 1981) is a Greek-South African professional golfer. Since July 2018, he has played under the Greek flag. [1] In 2009 he became the first player in Sunshine Tour history to record a round of 59. [2]

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Career

Karmis played college golf at Purdue University. [3]

Karmis plays on the Sunshine Tour where he has won five times. He won the Lombard Insurance Classic in 2007 and 2009, [2] the Sun Sibaya Challenge in 2016. [4] In 2017, he won the Investec Royal Swazi Open [5] and the Sun City Challenge. [6]

Karmis also played on the Asian Tour from 2010 to 2012, highlighted by winning the Handa Singapore Classic in 2010. [7]

Professional wins (9)

Asian Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
112 Sep 2010 Handa Singapore Classic −21 (63-63-70-71=267)2 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Jbe' Kruger

Sunshine Tour wins (7)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
110 Jun 2007 Lombard Insurance Classic −16 (64-72-64=200)1 stroke Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Tongoona Charamba
27 Jun 2009 Lombard Insurance Classic (2)−18 (65-74-59=198)4 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco van Zyl
328 Oct 2016 Sun Sibaya Challenge −18 (63-68-67=198)3 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Oliver Bekker
46 May 2017 Investec Royal Swazi Open 49 pts (12-6-22-9=49)1 point Flag of the United States.svg Zack Byrd
54 Aug 2017 Sun City Challenge −6 (71-69-70=210)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Jake Roos
61 Sep 2018 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne Park−14 (69-65-68=202)4 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Jacques Blaauw
729 Jul 2023 FNB Eswatini Challenge −10 (66-70-70=206)1 stroke Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Stuart Krog

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2011 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola Flag of South Africa.svg Jean Hugo Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 2017 Sun City Challenge Flag of South Africa.svg Jake Roos Won with par on first extra hole

Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
127 Sep 2019 Elite Grips Challenge−11 (75-68-62=205)1 stroke Flag of Japan.svg Mikiya Akutsu, Flag of Thailand.svg Arnond Vongvanij

Team appearances

Professional

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References

  1. ↑ "SA golfer Karmis chooses to play under Greek flag". Sport24. 10 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Karmis shoots magical '59'". News24. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Purdue Men's Golf: 2017−18 Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Karmis eagles his way to victory at Sun Sibaya Challenge". Compleat Golfer. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Karmis wins Royal Swazi Open". News24. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Sun City playoff gives Karmis second win in 2017". News24. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Classic Win for Karmis". Asian Tour. 12 September 2010. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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